Man shot in Bancroft police shooting facing attempted murder charge

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A 24-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after Saturday morning’s police shooting during a confrontation at an Old L’Amble Rd. house in Bancroft early Saturday morning, Bancroft OPP said Monday.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is continuing to investigate.

Two officers with the Bancroft OPP detachment were sent to the home at about 12:30 a.m., police said.

The two officers were escorting a 24-year-old man from the house when he picked up an axe and hit one of the officers with it, police said.

The SIU said the other officer opened fire. The 24-year-old was shot multiple times, the SIU said. The man’s 49-year-old father was shot in the arm.

All three were taken to Kingston General Hospital with serious injuries. The SIU said all are in stable condition.

The SIU has four investigators and two forensic investigators investigating the police shooting.

Shane Callow, 24, was charged with attempted murder. He remains in hospital in Kingston.